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I must say I do like my Coors light. But I wanted to know how much does alcohol effect a weight lifter? Short term effects as well as long term effects.

This depends on many personal and life-style environmental factors; which, are in control of the person with weight lifting goals. For example: How much and how often consumed, whether consumption interferes with consistency which can lead to or is causing inhibition of personal goals, whether diet is setup to solicit tissue loss or gain, causing personal or family issues, etc, etc.

Alcohol will also disrupt your sleep. I believe that's when the growin' takes place.

It's true that sleep is disrupted for some people who become intolerant to alcohol, oddly age can cause this as well; I have issues with drinking as little as 2 units (or one) of alcohol in the early hours of the evening and onwards...I end up climbing the walls for hours as it gets to grips with my CNS...it's no fun and I'd rather just avoid the stuff than go through that hell for the sake of a drink.

If I'm going to have a drink, midday is the latest I will do so, that seems to work; not that I drink that much or that frequently anyway but it's nice to have the option, if you want to enjoy a drink once in a while.

"Alcohol reduces blood flow to the muscles, including the heart, causing muscle weakness and deterioration. One outcome is cardiomyopathy (sluggish heart) which is common in alcoholics. Another outcome, arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat), or "holiday heart,"is often treated in emergency wards after several days of party drinking. Muscle aches are a common symptom of excessive-drinking "hangovers." "

Decades ago it was recognized that alcohol per se is a testicular toxin, with low testosterone levels in alcoholic men, and that alcohol intake may cause a transient acute decrease in blood testosterone levels in healthy nonalcoholic men.

Lets admit it fellas, if you are a full blown alcoholic... you probably wouldn't be here. I enjoy a beer almost every night. Im stronger then I have ever been. A drink here and there isnt going to kill performance or strength. Enjoy life, train and eat!